https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/jhearn98/activity/ Activity feed for Jay Hearn. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 05514e7f59f4f7b0ea1ada0a8333d997 https://uslaborhistory.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2020/12/03/readings-for-december-9th-the-future-of-work-and-the-transformation-of-the-democratic-party/#comment-259 Wed, 09 Dec 2020 16:00:58 -0500 Aaron Benanav’s article in *Dissent* was *totally* not depressing as I begin my post-Union Semester job search! Rising underemployment? Fantastic! I love not putting my skills to use. All sarcasm and agita aside, […]

]]> 244fe4c3b3d8b3a847c89f942580c289 https://uslaborhistory.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2020/11/23/reading-responses-for-december-2-the-long-downturn/#comment-237 Wed, 02 Dec 2020 14:39:23 -0500 I’m frankly a bit obsessed with the political and economic issues of the 1970s. In many ways, I see that decade as the pivotal turning point from the New Deal Order to the neoliberal era we live in today. I think […]

]]> 55694412da27907063aac730581552b7 https://uslaborhistory.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2020/11/13/reading-responses-for-november-18-the-fall-of-the-new-deal-order/#comment-201 Wed, 18 Nov 2020 17:44:42 -0500 One of the really interesting insights to come out of the Cowie & Salvatore reading is his analysis of how New Deal politics shifted away from the populism of the early twentieth century. Personally, I think […]

]]> c9455fbd0c2a1412d6798050fc2c42dc https://uslaborhistory.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2020/11/05/reading-discussion-for-november-11-new-worlds-of-work/#comment-175 Wed, 11 Nov 2020 15:03:39 -0500 I really agree with Jordan’s critique of the Gavin Wright reading for this week. The chapter really reminded me of my public policy background from undergrad. Lots of data, regressions, and tables, but it’s […]

]]> fde0ffd6184eaf670d533db8fd542e3f https://uslaborhistory.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2020/10/22/reading-discussion-for-october-28-the-new-deal-order/#comment-155 Tue, 27 Oct 2020 18:13:39 -0400 Side-note: Ira Katznelson is also great. His book “Fear Itself” on the New Deal is a must-read!

]]> 6dbfbfcc9c92bd2bfa6720a057a0786d https://uslaborhistory.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2020/10/22/reading-discussion-for-october-28-the-new-deal-order/#comment-154 Tue, 27 Oct 2020 18:12:52 -0400 Below are my questions based on the readings. I don’t have any strong opinions on the readings, but I will note that Kim Phillips-Fein is a great historian. I really recommend her books “Invisible Hands” and “Fear […]

]]> fab3efe27e93b0c0e36fa04914081916 https://uslaborhistory.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2020/10/01/reading-discussion-for-october-7-freedom-and-unfreedom-in-the-lean-years/#comment-114 Tue, 06 Oct 2020 23:01:47 -0400 I think two major factors described by Irving Bernstein point to the overall failures of the labor movement during the 1920s. As Bernstein points out, the “social climate” worked against labor with businesses […]

]]> 194f5c27bf2875208a39c9f565ace6b7 https://uslaborhistory.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2020/09/24/reading-discussion-for-september-30-populism-and-radicalism/#comment-100 Tue, 29 Sep 2020 20:53:10 -0400 Jordan’s analysis of Charles Postel’s piece really tracks closely with mine. I think Postel’s analysis of Tea Party populism needs to be more nuanced and critical in making the linkages between the populism of the […]

]]> 0e43c7f1ebb899cb8a1653191c19c83f https://uslaborhistory.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2020/09/16/reading-discussion-for-september-23-the-work-of-conquest-and-development/#comment-76 Tue, 22 Sep 2020 15:32:28 -0400 I really agree with Chris Watkin’s analysis of the Karuka reading. I found it fascinating how Karuka’s book further challenges the “free market” ideology by showing how markets and industry have historically been […]

]]> c8113cd13f520c940122405d0845df3a https://uslaborhistory.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2020/09/09/reading-discussion-for-september-16-slavery-and-freedom/#comment-64 Wed, 16 Sep 2020 13:41:35 -0400 I really appreciated and agreed with Chris’s analysis of Du Bois. It is definitely true that the power of laborers has been diluted due to racial and ethnic antagonisms. Throughout American labor history, you can […]

]]> 2515c8f4e1aa1a10ea0f24f403f1cddf https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/693434/ Mon, 07 Sep 2020 17:33:44 -0400 a5def38ba10c22b3a7790644f0506ba3 https://uslaborhistory.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2020/09/02/reading-discussion-for-september-9-varieties-of-non-slave-labor/#comment-25 Mon, 07 Sep 2020 17:32:50 -0400 In chapter one of *Chants Democratic*, Sean Wilentz analyzes the rise of the craft trades in New York City during the early republic. He examines how the interests and needs of the artisans and craftsmen evolved […]

]]> 3e64a820ba063d1c5702c6ce59d95dab https://uslaborhistory.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2020/09/01/reading-discussion-september-2-work-and-the-origins-of-american-capitalism/#comment-17 Wed, 02 Sep 2020 15:14:01 -0400 I found Hulya’s analysis of Naomi R. Lamoreaux’s article very interesting and much in line with my own thoughts on the article. I agree with Lamoreaux’s analysis that refuses binary arguments over the origins of […]

]]> bbd49e54a459ab4cde949a24d1746d8d https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/686420/ Wed, 26 Aug 2020 23:20:55 -0400